托福阅读常考词汇精选

emerge——to comesintosexistence发生使出现=appear, spring up

embed——to cause to be an integral part of a surrounding whole包埋=encase to enclose in or as if in a case把…装箱

elaborate——to become elaborate变得复杂=complicate to make or become complex or perplexing使复杂或令人困惑

elaborately——planned or executed with painstaking attention to numerous parts or details精心制作的=done in great detail

fuse——to mix (constituent elements) together by or as if by melting; blend.熔合=combine

furnish——to supply; give供应;提供=provide

fragment——a small part broken off or detached.碎片=piece a portion or part that has been separated from a whole

forbid——to command against the doing or use of (something); prohibit严禁=ban

forage——to wander in search of food or provisions搜索粮食=feed to give food to; supply with nourishment给予食物

float——to move from place to place, especially at random漂移=drift along

fertile——rich in material needed to sustain plant growth肥沃的=rich abounding, especially in natural resources肥沃的;丰富的

faction——asgroupsof persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group小集团=side one of two or more opposing individuals, groups, teams, or sets of opinions派

graze——to feed on (herbage) in a field or on pastureland放牧=feed

gorgeous——dazzlingly beautiful or magnificent耀眼的;美丽的;眩目艳丽的=magnificent, beautiful

global——of, relating to, or involving the entire earth; worldwide全球的=worldwide

give way to ——让路,让步=be replaced by,=turnsintos

genetic——affecting or affected by genes影响基因的或被基因影响的=heredity the genetic transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring遣传

gap——an opening in a solid structure or surface; a cleft or breach豁口=opening a breach or an aperture缺口